The two campuses will begin offering courses when the fall term starts Aug. 27. San Jac offered mainframe classes through the 1970s and 1980s when mainframe technology was widespread.

The Interskill course designers worked closely with the JES3plus development team at Phoenix Software to provide detailed online, on-demand JES3plus training for mainframe personnel.

The University of Canberra is reviving its mainframe degree with a cohort of at least 25 students expected to start the Bachelor of Information and Mainframe Technology course in December.

Addressing the looming mainframe shortage facing Australian enterprises, IBM has launched a training program to try and lure young IT students.